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The reasons for yesterday's sharp rise in the stock market were much the same as that behind last week's rally: a surge in the economy to a 5.6% annual growth rate and improved corporate earnings balanced by the lack of signs of inflationary pressure.A. thatB. thoseC. what wasD. for thatE. they wre

The reasons for yesterday's sharp rise in the stock market were much the same as that behind last week's rally: a surge in the economy to a 5.6% annual growth rate and improved corporate earnings balanced by the lack of signs of inflationary pressure.

A. thatWrong. Not parallel. The intended meaning is that "the reasons (plural) for X were much the same as "those" (the reasons) behind Y.

B. thoseCorrect. The reasons || those ("those" refers to "the reasons")

C. what wasWrong. "the reasons for X" and "what was behind Y" are not parallel.

D. for thatWrong.- "for" is redundant. The correct structure is: the reasons (plural) for X were much the same as forthose behind Y- "that" <== singular. Wrong.

E. they wereWrong.- Pronoun problem: if you use "they", you repeat the same subject "the reasons for yesterday's sharp rise in the stock market" <== That's wrong, because "the reasons for X" and "the reasons behind Y" are different. (You only use "they" if you repeat the same subject)- Parallelism problem: "The reasons for X" and "they were" are not parallel. Technically, the noun phrases before and after "were much the same" - comparative phrase - must parallel.

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The reasons for yesterday's sharp rise in the stock market were much the same as that behind last week's rally: a surge in the economy to a 5.6% annual growth rate and improved corporate earnings balanced by the lack of signs of inflationary pressure.
A. that
B. those
C. what was
D. for that
E. they wre

The reasons for yesterday's sharp rise in the stock market were much the same as that behind last week's rally: a surge in the economy to a 5.6% annual growth rate and improved corporate earnings balanced by the lack of signs of inflationary pressure.A. thatB. thoseC. what wasD. for thatE. they wre

The reasons for yesterday's sharp rise in the stock market were much the same as that behind last week's rally: a surge in the economy to a 5.6% annual growth rate and improved corporate earnings balanced by the lack of signs of inflationary pressure.A. thatB. thoseC. what wasD. for thatE. they wereWhy option E is wrong? Same reasons right? _________________

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The reasons for yesterday’s sharp rise in the stock market were much the same as that behind last week’s rally: a surge in the economy to a 5.6 percent annual growth rate and improved corporate earnings balanced by the lack of signs of inflationary pressure.A. thatB. thoseC. what wasD. for thatE. they were

The reasonsfor yesterday’s sharp rise in the stock marketweremuchthe same--- as that behind last week’s rally: a surge in the economy to a 5.6 percent annual growth rate and improved corporate earnings balanced by the lack of signs of inflationary pressure.

that (sing) Vs those (plural). Since we need to points to reasons (plural), those fits here.A. thatB. thoseC. what wasD. for thatE. they were _________________